(Page 3) Next year, too, “Destasha”! DeNA’s Shugo Maki, who has grown into the No. 4 pitcher in Samurai Japan, explains why he is convinced that “I will shout from the front row of the bench. | FRIDAY DIGITAL

Next year, too, “Destasha”! DeNA’s Shugo Maki, who has grown into the No. 4 pitcher in Samurai Japan, explains why he is convinced that “I will shout from the front row of the bench.

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Shugo Maki was born in April ’98 in Nagano Prefecture. Graduated from Matsumoto Daiichi High School and went on to Chuo University. This season, he became the sixth player in history to hit 20 or more home runs for three consecutive years since joining the professional ranks. Photo: “Destasha”!
Personal goals for next season on colored paper. In the three main categories of hitting, including batting average and home runs, he has a strong focus on batting average.
Unpublished material: Special interview with Shugo Maki of DeNA: “Why I am shouting from the front row of the bench” 《Young No. 4 of Samurai Japan》 《Samurai Japan’s No. 4
Unpublished photograph from a special interview with Shugo Maki of DeNA: “Why I shout from the front row of the bench” 《Samurai Japan’s young No. 4

From the December 1, 2023 issue of FRIDAY

  • PHOTO Hiroyuki Komatsu

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